1.1 Laboratory Research (English)

Rodrigo, A. (In Progress) How density population affects the exploratory patterns of Channeled Apple Snails (Pomacea canaliculata) in a novel environment.

Contribution Role:
1) Conceptualization: Formulated the research question regarding how different methods of water aeration, housing dimensions, and population density affects the exploratory patterns (i.e., distance traveled, speed, velocity, and acceleration) of Channeled Apple Snails in a novel environment.
2) Methodology: Crossover design.
3) Software: Tracking exploratory behaviors of snails with Walden Tracking System. Data analysis using R and R Studio.
4) Formal Analysis: GLMM analysis.
5) Investigation: In charge of data collection, animal care, and maintenance.
6) Resources: Building specially designed testing conditions.
7) Writing – original draft: Creation of reproducible published manuscript using R Markdown.
8) Visualization: Programming and implementation of the R code to visualize and present data.
9) Supervision: Oversight and leadership responsibility for the research activity planning and execution.
10) Project administration: Management and coordination responsibility for the research activity planning and execution.

1.2 Zoo Research (English)

Zeballos, A., Huanaco, R., Rojas, A., Hernandez, M. & Rodrigo, A., (In Progress) Insight of parental care in pair-living White-tailed titi monkeys (Plecturocebus discolor): Allocation of daily behaviors, before and after the birth of an infant at Parque de las Leyendas Zoo (Lima, Peru).

Contribution Role:
1) Conceptualization: Formulated the research question regarding how pair-living titi monkeys allocate their behaviors during the day, before, and after the birth of an infant.
2) Methodology: Continuous focal sampling method, divided into 16 randomly distributed 15-minute daytime intervals across 8 hours of the day for 60 days (n = 252.75 hours of video recordings).
3) Software: Undergraduate and zookeeper training to code behavioral data using OSS BORIS. Data analysis using R and R Studio.
4) Formal Analysis: GLMM analysis. Investigation: Coordination of data collection and feedback to observers.
5) Writing – original draft: Creation of a reproducible published manuscript using R Markdown.
6) Visualization: Programming and implementation of the R code to visualize and present data.
7) Supervision: International oversight and leadership responsibility for the research activity planning and execution.
8) Project administration: Management and coordination responsibility for the research activity planning and execution.

1.3 Zoo Research (English)

Longán, A., Gómez-Medina, C. & Rodrigo, A. (n.d.) Linking theory with the zoo: Evaluation of zoo animal training programs using a novel correspondence index based on the Skinnerian three-term contingency (Stimuli-Response-Reinforcer).

Contribution Role:
1) Conceptualization: Novel translational research design using the Skinnerian three-term contingency (Discriminative Stimuli - Operant Response - Reinforcer) to build a correspondence index to evaluate animal training programs at the zoo (Trainer Command - Animal Response - Food reward).
2) Software: On-site data collection using Animal Behavior Pro. Data analysis using R and R Studio.
3) Formal Analysis: GLMM analysis.
4) Writing – original draft: Creation of a reproducible published manuscript using R Markdown.
5) Visualization: Programming and implementation of the R code to visualize and present data.
6) Project administration: Management and coordination responsibility for the research activity planning and execution. Partnership with the Animal Welfare Department of the Zacango Zoo.

1.4 Laboratory Research (English)

Rodrigo, A., Mercadillo, R., Sordo, G. & Longán, A. (n.d.) How to solve the long-term behavioral effect generated by poor environmental conditions? A model of spatial inequality in rodents.

Contribution Role: 1) Conceptualization: Formulated the research question regarding whether the expression of behavioral (i.e., free exploration in an open field) and neurobiological (i.e., synaptotagmin expression in the amygdala and hippocampus) traits of adult rats are affected by radical, rapid, sudden, and unexpected shifts in environmental configuration (e.g., changes in housing conditions) that was experienced in the earliest stages of development.
2) Methodology: Alternating treatment design.
3) Software: Configuration and usage of TopScan software to track rats’ free movement.
4) Formal Analysis: Adoption of OSS JASP.
5) Resources: Building specially designed housing conditions.
6) Writing – original draft: Reproducible published manuscript, R Markdown.
7) Visualization: Data visualization and presentation, R.
8) Supervision: Coordination and extraction of biological samples for analysis.
9) Project administration: Partnership with the Area of Neurosciences of the Metropolitan Autonomous University.

2.1 Fieldwork Research (English)

Rodrigo, A. (n.d.) How to train a hummingbird in the wild

Step 1. Locate the hummingbird

Step 2. Hang an artificial feeder

Step 3. Prepare the apparatus

Step 4. Associate the feeder with the apparatus

Step 5. Cancel the access to the feeder, and let the hummingbird feed exclusively from the apparatus

Step 6. Enjoy nature